William Stauwer

William Stauwer
Courtesy of Jeffrey Stauwer*
Alias Stauer
Russian spelling
Latvian spelling Waldemar Teodors Stauwer (information from Jeffrey Stauwer)
Born 14.07.1880
Place Riga, Latvia
Ethnic origin Latvian
Religion Church of England
Father Peter Stauwer
Family
Wife Charlotte Jane Stauwer (née Hill), married 1920; children: Ronald George b.1924, Audrey Elsie b.1926, Sydney William b. 1929
Residence before arrival at Australia Seafaring for about 10 years
Arrived at Australia
from London
on 31.12.1907
per Port Phillip
disembarked at Port Pirie, SA
Residence before enlistment Port Pirie, SA
Occupation Labourer
Service service number 2117
enlisted 20.10.1915
POE Adelaide
unit 32nd Battalion, 17th Field Ambulance, 3rd Australian Field Ambulance
rank Private
place Western Front, 1916-1918
casualties WIA 1916
final fate RTA 21.03.1919
discharged 26.06.1919
Naturalisation 1911
Residence after the war Port Pirie, SA
Died 26.05.1945
Materials
Digitised naturalisation (NAA)
Digitised service records (NAA)
Digitised Embarkation roll entry (AWM) (Stanwer)
South Australian Red Cross Information Bureau file
Digitised army payfile (NAA)
Personal case file (NAA)
*I am grateful to Roger Freeman for providing me with this photo.
Blog article
Newspaper articles
Private Stauwer. - Port Pirie Recorder and North Western Mail, 26 August 1916, p. 1.
Presentation to returned man. - Recorder, Port Pirie, 26 August 1938, p. 4.
False statement to obtain pension. - Recorder, Port Pirie, 8 November 1939, p. 4.